Professional Development through the CPPD

My cooperating teacher, myself, and other Ag teachers and student teachers in the western PA region were able to attend a professional development meeting held at Hoss's restaurant in Indiana, PA. In exchange for the price of our meal, each one was responsible for bringing a project, lesson plan, etc. to share with the entire group. I chose to share a lab worksheet on fecal analysis that I developed for an Animal/Vet Science course. My cooperating teacher shared a design for a horseshoe cactus welding project that can be used to hold hanging flower baskets. Throughout the evening we shared stories, and experienced teachers offered their words of wisdom from classroom management to working with school administration. Student teachers were also given the opportunity to ask any questions we might have concerning teaching or finding a job. Toward the end of our meal, Mr. Frederick handed out free posters, flyers, bulletins, etc. for us to use for teaching. Overall it was a very enjoyable meeting (excluding the fact that it went so late), and I was able to garnish many useful resources.